Saturday Spots and Stuff
From the Big Beige
Book of Ballet Statutes comes this rule for spotting turns: Turns
spot where they finish. Now, there are exceptions, one notable one is
for pirouettes en dedans. In this
instance, the dancer can spot front, or
where the turn finishes.
The reasoning behind spotting where you finish is
simple. Spotting at the “finish line”
provides a template for a clean finish.
In other words, the dancer knows, both mentally and visually, where he/she is going before she gets there. And that’s a story for another day: dancers always
think one step ahead of where they are.
That’s just one more reason why dancers are so smart!
From the Big Beige Book of Ballet Statutes
Statute #8:
“Turns spot where they finish.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve
always gotten.”
-Tony Robbins
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